In 12 days, Knick president Isiah Thomas and Larry Brown will spend an entire Saturday together in the Hamptons, as the two guest celebrities for the Hoops 4 Hope charity event. Brown and Thomas will conduct a coaching clinic in Southhampton, for a charity organization that donates used sneakers and uniforms to poor communities in Africa.

Then Isiah and Brown will be featured attractions at that night’s benefit dinner, mingling among guests amid live African music. By that time, Thomas will have his head coach. But it probably won’t be the guy at his side.

The Knicks’ three-month coaching search likely ends this week and it’s become a simple scenario. Today, agent Joe Glass and Piston brass will resume talks aimed at keeping Brown with Detroit. Glass expects a resolution today or tomorrow, with Brown believed to be a good bet to remain.

Even if Brown is bought out, it’s unlikely the Pistons, whose owner Bill Davidson had a falling out with Thomas, will allow Brown to coach the Knicks next season.

If the Pistons announce Brown is back, the Knicks will in turn announce Herb Williams will return as head coach as early as Wednesday, with the strong possibility Pepperdine coach Paul Westphal will also be named top assistant/offensive coordinator. Thomas interviewed Westphal for the head-coaching position two months ago.

The wait has not been an easy time for either Brown or Williams. Brown’s situation has been made more stressful because he spends the summer amid Knick fans in East Hampton.

According to an East Hampton friend of Brown, he has been unable to walk the golf course, the beach or the village without passersby coming up to him, asking him if he will coach the Knicks. By today, Brown might be able to say, “Not this year.”